cherry blossoms – P.I.M & PINK

Let’s talk about spring break… ♡ | New YouTube Video!

Hi, P.I.M PALS! (🎀♡^-^♡)/ 🌸🩰🤍✨

It’s me, Selene, the blogger behind P.I.M & PINK, writing this to you! 👩🏻‍💻🎀🤍

I sincerely hope and pray that all of you are having a very lovely, serene, and healing spring day today in Jesus name! 🙏🌸🤍✨

Welcome to today’s very special blog post where I will be sharing with you my second YouTube video on my blog’s official YouTube channel, also known as the official P.I.M & PINK YouTube channel! Yay! 🤗🌸🤍✨

In my second YouTube video, I am covering my very first topic, in which I talk a little bit about spring break and give you some ideas on how you could spend your spring break as a Christian, just in time for spring break season! 🌸🤍✨

Long story short, when making my second video, I have already started to realize from the minimal experience that I have so far as an “infant YouTuber”, lol, all of the time, energy, and work that goes into making, posting, and promoting a YouTube video, lol! 😆👩🏻‍💻📱🤍✨

Everything from choosing the topic, writing and editing the script, filming and editing the video, to finally posting and promoting the video on ALL socials, lol, take a lot of time and focus, but I am not complaining, for I am determined to make only ✨ quality ✨ videos that bring joy and value to myself and you watching. After all, that is what makes it worth it in the end! Therefore, as much as I thought I would post this video yesterday on a Saturday, lol, I refused to take shortcuts and rush the process, and instead, I just spent the time I deemed necessary to ensure its quality. 🤍✨

Also, I had some help from God and my family along the way as usual, which I am very thankful for. Firstly, thank You, Jesus, for always speaking to me, encouraging me, guiding me, helping me, and giving me the ability and strength to prove to myself that I can post my second video so soon, for this is truly the start of me posting at least once a week consistently like I want to, lol! God willing! If you are reading this, Father and Mother, thank you for all of your helpful input and feedback for and on my videos when I ask you questions like, “What should my next video be about?” and “What did you think about my video?” and “What was your favorite part?”, lol! Also, if you are reading this, brother, thank you for always helping me with editing my scripts and providing helpful feedback when needed. What was once seventeen pages can suddenly turn into just five pages because of my brother’s intense editing, lol! 😆🙏🤍✨

Additionally, thank you to all of my sweet friends (you know who you are, lol), and all of you, my dear P.I.M PALS, for sending me such sweet and encouraging messages on my first YouTube video that I posted, titled, “WELCOME TO P.I.M & PINK! ♡ ~ MY FIRST VIDEO! ♡“, which you can watch and learn more about my channel, P.I.M & PINK, if you have not already! 😄🙏🌸🤍✨

I truly hope that my journey with YouTube so far can be of some motivation and inspiration for you, especially if you have been thinking about starting a channel yourself and God has been calling you to start one. If and when you do finally start your channel, you may realize what I have already realized and that is the fact that you can truly be and do what you and others have been wanting to see more of in the world. In being and doing so, all of the credit and glory certainly goes to God, specifically Jesus Christ, at the end of the day Who made you wonderfully (Psalm 139:14 (NIV) in the Bible) and put that in you to do in the first place. 🙏🌸🤍✨

With all of that being said, you can watch my second video down below! I hope that you enjoy it and that it encourages you. Make sure to subscribe to my blog and my channel, P.I.M & PINK, if you have not already, so you do not miss out on new videos in the future, for I would love and appreciate it if you could follow me along on this journey that is still new to me, lol! ~ May God bless you all! 😄🙏🌸🤍✨

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As always, thank you so much for reading and watching! I hope that you found my second YouTube video to be enjoyable, valuable, and encouraging, and if it resonated with you, feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section down below, for I would love to hear from you. You can also share this video with a friend or a family member who may need to hear it as well! 🤗🤍✨

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May God bless all of you and protect all of you, and I pray that all of you are safe and healthy always and are having a very lovely and serene spring so far! 🙏🌸🤍✨

Your P.I.M PAL,

Selene 🎀🌸🩰🤍

Begin to Blossom 🌸

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Hi, P.I.M PALS! (/( ்̓˟்̓)\) 🌸 🤍

Spring is here, my absolute favorite season! I hope that you are doing well and enjoying a lovely spring day today. 😊 🙏 💕

If you did not already know, last spring I wrote a blog post called “Blossom“. In that post, I talked about not letting anyone or anything stop you from blossoming into the person you are called to be in Christ. Also, I shared a picture of peach blossoms that I would pass by everyday. But this year, I share with you my first experience being showered with cherry blossoms in Washington D.C.! 😄 🌸

I have always dreamed of seeing the cherry blossoms, for they are my favorite flower. 🌸 💕

The day finally came on March 31, 2023, when my family and I took a trip to Washington D.C., and saw the cherry blossom trees in peak bloom! 🌸 ✨

It was the first time I got to see the cherry blossom trees up close and really appreciate their beauty. 🌸 💕

I also got very excited seeing and meeting new people who spoke different languages and traveled from all around the world just to see the cherry blossoms in peak bloom as well. 😄 🌸

There were many kind people who offered to take pictures of my family and me together with the cherry blossoms. Many of these people had years of experience taking photos of the cherry blossoms, so the pictures came out absolutely amazing! 😄 📷 🌸 💕

It was also very cute to see many students and young and old couples taking pictures together with the cherry blossoms. 🎒 📚 🌸 💕

Also, I saw many people having picnics under cherry blossom trees, which is something that I would love to do one day with my family and friends. 🌸 💕

As expected, my family and I took lots and lots of pictures to capture the beauty of the cherry blossoms. 📷 🌸

There was even a moment when soft jazz music was playing in the background while everyone was walking and sightseeing the cherry blossom trees that were by the water. The live music truly enhanced the experience for all of us. 🌸 🎶

Eventually, I sat underneath a cherry blossom tree and I noticed all of the adorable pink and white petals scattered all over the ground and the water. 🌸

There were also many historical museums and art galleries in the area that I hope to visit the next time my family and I visit Washington D.C.! 🖼️ 🎨

Overall, I consider cherry blossoms to be my favorite flower, not just because they are pink, but because they mark the ending of winter and represent the beginning of spring. 🌸

The cherry blossoms also represent a time of renewal and optimism, which I think that many of us as people need and want in our lives. 🌸 ✨

For instance, personally, I am finally starting to come out of a “winter season” in my life when I was weighed down with fear and anxiety of losing my own life because of a tragic experience that happened to me.

I thank God that I am finally starting to enter a new spring season in my life of letting go of the fear, anxiety, worry, and pain that could have kept me from blossoming into the person I am called to be in Christ.

After my family and I prayed together, God gave me a dream reminding me of Genesis 3:15 (NIV) in His Word that the enemy, Satan, is under my heel, and I have crushed his head because he has no power over my life or anybody else’s life.

Do not, reader, allow the enemy to steal, kill, and destroy (John 10:10 (NIV)) the joy and beauty of your time and the moment when you should be blossoming or allowing yourself to enjoy the new beginnings of the spring season or any season, whether it is a new job you love, a new hobby you enjoy, or any new gifts, talents, or skills that you are passionate about and aspire to do, etc.

Something as simple as a cherry blossom showering over me gives me pure joy and a feeling and assurance that God is with me and He is with you also. 🌸 ✨

While I was sightseeing the cherry blossoms, the following two Scripture verses also came to mind:

🌸 Song of Songs 2:12 (NCV) 🌸

“Blossoms appear through all the land. The time has come to sing; the cooing of doves is heard in our land.”

🌸 Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV) 🌸

“Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on His law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither – whatever they do prospers.”

Therefore, reader, as you can see, God compares us to the trees in His Word. Just as the cherry blossom trees blossom in the spring, so will you in God’s divine timing. So, do not compare yourself to someone else’s “peak bloom”. 🌸 ✨

And to those of you who are currently in a rut, I encourage you to step outside and surround yourself with nothing but God’s beautiful creation. 🌸

If you are reading this, mother and father, thank you for bringing me to see my favorite flower. It was a beautiful early birthday present! 🌸 🙏 💕

I thank God that my family and I were able to see the cherry blossoms in peak bloom and enjoy such a lovely, serene, and healing spring day together. 🌸 🙏 🤍

One day, I hope to also see the beautiful cherry blossoms, also known as Sakura, in Japan and go to my first cherry blossom festival there with family and friends. 🌸 ⛩️ 🗼

To bring this post to a close, I wanted to share with you, this special little reel of my trip to Washington D.C., where I saw the cherry blossom trees. 🌸 🎬 ✨

I encourage you to visit one day and experience the beauty of the cherry blossoms as I did. 🌸 💕

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May God bless you and protect you, and I pray that you are safe and healthy always. 🙏 🤍

Your P.I.M PAL,

Selene

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